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Warriors: Omen of the Stars #1-6
Warriors: Omen of the Stars Box Set: Volumes 1 to 6
Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series continues in Warriors: Omen of the Stars! This box set—featuring striking new art—includes all six books in the fourth Warriors series, and is perfect for the collections of longtime Erin Hunter fans and readers new to the Warriors world.
It has been foretold that Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw will hold the power of the stars in their paws. But dark shadows that have long preyed on the Clans are gaining strength, and as a catastrophic battle with the Dark Forest draws near, another, more ominous prophecy comes to light—and reveals that a fourth cat must join them in order to save the Clans.
It has been foretold that Jayfeather, Lionblaze, and Dovepaw will hold the power of the stars in their paws. But dark shadows that have long preyed on the Clans are gaining strength, and as a catastrophic battle with the Dark Forest draws near, another, more ominous prophecy comes to light—and reveals that a fourth cat must join them in order to save the Clans.
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First published September 24, 2013
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Erin Hunter
277 books10.7k followersErin Hunter is the pseudonym of five people: Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui T. Sutherland, Gillian Philip, and Inbali Iserles, as well as editor Victoria Holmes. Together, they write the Warriors series as well as the Seekers and Survivors series. Erin Hunter is working on a new series now called Bravelands.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. As well as having a great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior, shaped by her interest in astronomy and standing stones.
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November 2, 2024
genuinely wtf was going on in this one 😭 the ending still made me sob & i liked seeing more of the chars from last time but the plot this time relied on a lot of crazy stuff i dont wanna see again tbh 😭
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December 30, 2023Hollyleaf robbed.
August 20, 2023
Again, verry good books.
January 31, 2024
Ladies and gentlemen...
The cat version of Wings of Fire!!
Prophecy shmophecy...
The cat version of Wings of Fire!!
Prophecy shmophecy...
November 7, 2022
This book series didn't start off that very strongly for me and as it went on some books were better than others. It was a bad idea to start this off with a travel book and then from there I think they developed the conflict between the clans very well, but at the very last book they resolved the conflict too quickly. I haven't even read the Last Hope until this year. When I first started reading Warriors, I gave up after The Forgotten Warrior because my Warriors phase had ended at that point. The Dark Forest itself didn't have a very good plan in the first place. I definitely like the idea of the Dark Forest influencing the living, but I really don't know how they expected to keep cats in their ranks when they just promised them to be better fighters for their clan in the first place. It was never join us and stay with us. In book 2, they actually influence cats of the living and convinced Ivypaw to tell Firestar to fight Shadowclan over a piece of land. After that, they don't do anything until the night patrols in book 6. I feel like they could have done a lot more to influence the living cats and maybe even manipulate cats to stay on their side forever. The only cat that did want to stay with them forever was Breezepelt and at the last book the only thing that happens to him is that Crowfeather yells at him to not kill his step-siblings. I also know that later he finds a mate and is suddenly a better cat. It just feels like a wasted opportunity. They also developed the cats to have powers since Power of Three and they didn't even use their powers for the final battle.
Compared to the other series, here is my rating of them.
Into the Wild - 5 stars
Power of Three - 4 stars
The New Prophecy - 4 stars
Omen of the Stars - 3 stars
The Fourth Apprentice - 2 stars
Fading Echoes - 4 stars
Night Whispers - 5 stars
Sign of the Moon - 1 star
The Forgotten Warrior - 5 stars
The Last Hope - 3 stars
#1) The Fourth Apprentice - 2 stars
I can't figure out why they decided to start this series off as a travel book. They're overall not that interesting because they recycle points from other travel books. Personally, it feels like a chore to read. I also have so many questions about the general plot of this one.
Why did the twolegs bring the beavers to that river?
What's stopping them from allowing the beavers to rebuild the dam?
I also don't think they bring up the dam ever again so it feels pointless to the general plot of this series.
#2) Fading Echoes - 4 stars
In this book, there are some hints that Ivypaw is training in the dark forest to Jayfeather and Lionblaze. Then it gets confirmed to Jayfeather in the dream at the end of the book after the battle with Shadowclan. Another thing that happens is that Longtail dies and Jayfeather has to go through this journey of finding ways to keep Briarlight from dying after being paralyzed by the tree falling into camp. Warriors isn't really the best when it comes to disabled cats and I feel like introducing Briarlight was the step in the right direction.. It's just that I know in other books such as Dovewing's Silence Novella she doesn't get the best treatment there either. I really wish they could be better with disabled cats. These are fantasy cats with the ability to heal and cats in real life can function just fine without a limb. Most of the exciting things of this book is just about Ivypaw convincing Firestar to go to battle and then the proceeding battle with Shadowclan happening. Firestar looses a life and Russetfur is killed by Lionblaze. This battle is supposed to be the sign that Dark Forest cats can influence the clans to do things just as much as star clan can. I think that's really important to see, but I can't really remember if the Dark Forest cats do anything more to influence the clans after this book. I guess I'll see as I continue my reread.
#3) Night Whispers - 5 stars
I think this book was really interesting for having a non point of view character having a part in these books and not just that, but they aren't a Thunderclan cat!! Throughout the book all of the medicine cats are getting signs from starclan that because of the battle that the dark forest caused between thunderclan and shadowclan that even star clan themselves are split up to the four clans again. They tell the medicine cats to keep to themselves, even though they are the only ones able to go between clan boundaries. Some cats get sick with white cough and green cough, in particular Littlecloud of shadowclan, and when Ivypaw crosses the border they end up having to trade her for their few cat mint leaves. It was so interesting seeing how Flametail sees the world and then the proceeding death scene. Flametail was unable to be saved by Jayfeather unless he too wanted to die. It's a very powerful scene. I also find it interesting that this is the first time that Starclan has split back into the four different clans, even if I do think it's a little ridiculous.
I think the only things I would really change about this book is that even though it is a powerful scene, I don't think it was a good decision to kill off Flametail. I also find it really frustrating that Starclan themselves split up because of the battle, but they know it was caused by the dark forest and that now more than ever they should be sticking together so that way they're stronger for the battle. I also want more books to take place from a point of view character that isn't in Thunderclan. That's literally the only reason I find Flametail's death to be a little disappointing.
#4) Sign of the Moon - 1 star
When I realized that this was another book about the Tribe, I honestly wasn't looking forward to it. I haven't liked the Tribes all that much in these books. I think the Tribe as a whole in the Warriors series isn't very well liked in general. However, I didn't really mind the start of this book. I really liked reading about Ivypool in the dark forest and how eventually Antpelt dies as a result of the training in the Dark Forest. We don't see Ivypool's reaction until much later and she feels incredibly sad about it. This is the first time a Clan cat has died in the dark forest and then later returns to the dark forest as a spirit.
According to the wikis, this is the last time we'll see the Tribe cats in a main series book. They're mentioned in The Place of No Stars, but not actually in the book. Unless you haven't read the Dawn of the Clans books. They also appear in the Super Edition of Graystripe's Vow and the novella Tawnypelt's Clan. I mention this because I think I can finally summarize my feelings of the Tribe in a cohesive way.
I don't personally like the Tribe as a concept, but after watching this video about Warriors, I think it gives me a little bit more insight into why the Tribes were created. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReRuF...) One of the entries mention that after 911 the Erin's introduced the Tribe as a way for kids to learn and accept other cultures. I think that's a very good thing, but I think they didn't go about it the right way. The very first few books the Tribe cats are their own thing, but as the books go on, it just feels like the other cats are just trying to shove their religion onto the tribe cats. Another thing is that Stormfur kinda views the cats as exotic and that's not a good thing either.
At the end of this book, it's revealed that Jayfeather's past life was the one who even created the Tribes in the first place and he has to appoint the next teller of the pointed stones because the previous one died. I just don't think this was the right choice to make. I really loved Jay's Wing's relationship with Half Moon, but I can't help thinking what if Half Moon took things into her own paws and was the one who created the Tribes as we know it? What if The Teller of Pointed Stones appointed someone himself before he died when he realized that his ancestors hadn't abandoned him? I think that would have been a much better way to go about it and you could still have the relationship between Half Moon and Jay's Wing.
#5) The Forgotten Warrior - 5 stars
I might be a little bit biased because I've always loved Hollyleaf as a character, but her return in this book was very satisfying. I pretty much rushed through this book just because I wanted to read about her. Sol feels very much tacked on for something for the clans to face by the end of this book and its kinda become a trend at this point. (Such as the tree killing Mudclaw in The New Prophecy when he was trying to take position as leader via rebellion after Tallstar picked Onewhisker instead.) It's a trend that I don't particularly care for and it makes me wish they would have focused on the cats interpersonal relationships and how they've changed over time in this book instead. It's pretty much the theme of this book at this point.
The other conflict of this book is that Cinderheart finds out that she is the reincarnation of Cinderpelt and I think that scene was very satisfying as well. It pretty much reframed some of the events of The New Prophecy from Cinderpelt's point of view and it's satisfying for me to have a different light on a character that I really loved. I also really like that Cinderheart is given a choice on what she wants to be a medicine cat or a warrior and it makes me wish some of the cats had more of a choice in that such as Jayfeather or Yellowfang. There are several cats who didn't want to be a medicine cat, but this role gets forced upon them. So that's why I find it so satisfying that she gets to choose, even if she is judged because of that by her clan mates. It's also not like she has completely forgotten her abilities as a medicine cat, so she very could use those abilities later.
#6) The Last Hope - 3 stars
I went into this book not that very excited because I was already spoiled that the fourth cat they were looking for was Firestar, but as I was reading I didn't actually mind it that much? It feels like a fitting way to end Firestar's arc in the books, but I know that he does come back in later books to save the day and so when we get there we'll have to see if I still feel the same. The deaths in this book were also very well written and I definitely got upset over Ferncloud and Hollyleaf. I just wish there was a bit more development of the clans/starclan coming together because it felt really rushed. In a 'why didn't Jayfeather do this sooner??' kinda way. It makes me wonder what would happen if they extended this series into 7 books instead of 6 and the 7th book just be about the dark forest battle. That way all that build up wasn't wasted from book 5.
Another thing that's disappointing is that the three didn't need to use their powers all that much. Lionblaze fought with Shadowclan, but all the ancient cats came to save the day anyway. Dovewing could hear that they were coming, but couldn't even tell them where they were coming from. Also it didn't really make sense that she could hear all the way into the dark forest. Jayfeather only used his powers to reunite Starclan, but after that he was confined to the medicine cat den. What if he could actually see and fight during the battle just like he can see in starclan?
I also found it weird that during scenes of this book you find the three thinking about how old Graystripe and Spiderleg is getting just out of nowhere and that 'soon they'll be going to the elders den' was repeated a few times. We know that they're getting old, but maybe that could have been a bit more developed sooner too such as Lionblaze rushing to save one of them because their old bones are too stiff. Weirdly enough they don't return that same energy to Dustpelt, Cloudtail, Sandstorm, or Brightheart (Besides her mentioning she's a bit too old to have kittens.) and they've been there from the beginning too.
Overall, it just feels like the best written parts don't come until the end of the book.
Compared to the other series, here is my rating of them.
Into the Wild - 5 stars
Power of Three - 4 stars
The New Prophecy - 4 stars
Omen of the Stars - 3 stars
The Fourth Apprentice - 2 stars
Fading Echoes - 4 stars
Night Whispers - 5 stars
Sign of the Moon - 1 star
The Forgotten Warrior - 5 stars
The Last Hope - 3 stars
#1) The Fourth Apprentice - 2 stars
I can't figure out why they decided to start this series off as a travel book. They're overall not that interesting because they recycle points from other travel books. Personally, it feels like a chore to read. I also have so many questions about the general plot of this one.
Why did the twolegs bring the beavers to that river?
What's stopping them from allowing the beavers to rebuild the dam?
I also don't think they bring up the dam ever again so it feels pointless to the general plot of this series.
#2) Fading Echoes - 4 stars
In this book, there are some hints that Ivypaw is training in the dark forest to Jayfeather and Lionblaze. Then it gets confirmed to Jayfeather in the dream at the end of the book after the battle with Shadowclan. Another thing that happens is that Longtail dies and Jayfeather has to go through this journey of finding ways to keep Briarlight from dying after being paralyzed by the tree falling into camp. Warriors isn't really the best when it comes to disabled cats and I feel like introducing Briarlight was the step in the right direction.. It's just that I know in other books such as Dovewing's Silence Novella she doesn't get the best treatment there either. I really wish they could be better with disabled cats. These are fantasy cats with the ability to heal and cats in real life can function just fine without a limb. Most of the exciting things of this book is just about Ivypaw convincing Firestar to go to battle and then the proceeding battle with Shadowclan happening. Firestar looses a life and Russetfur is killed by Lionblaze. This battle is supposed to be the sign that Dark Forest cats can influence the clans to do things just as much as star clan can. I think that's really important to see, but I can't really remember if the Dark Forest cats do anything more to influence the clans after this book. I guess I'll see as I continue my reread.
#3) Night Whispers - 5 stars
I think this book was really interesting for having a non point of view character having a part in these books and not just that, but they aren't a Thunderclan cat!! Throughout the book all of the medicine cats are getting signs from starclan that because of the battle that the dark forest caused between thunderclan and shadowclan that even star clan themselves are split up to the four clans again. They tell the medicine cats to keep to themselves, even though they are the only ones able to go between clan boundaries. Some cats get sick with white cough and green cough, in particular Littlecloud of shadowclan, and when Ivypaw crosses the border they end up having to trade her for their few cat mint leaves. It was so interesting seeing how Flametail sees the world and then the proceeding death scene. Flametail was unable to be saved by Jayfeather unless he too wanted to die. It's a very powerful scene. I also find it interesting that this is the first time that Starclan has split back into the four different clans, even if I do think it's a little ridiculous.
I think the only things I would really change about this book is that even though it is a powerful scene, I don't think it was a good decision to kill off Flametail. I also find it really frustrating that Starclan themselves split up because of the battle, but they know it was caused by the dark forest and that now more than ever they should be sticking together so that way they're stronger for the battle. I also want more books to take place from a point of view character that isn't in Thunderclan. That's literally the only reason I find Flametail's death to be a little disappointing.
#4) Sign of the Moon - 1 star
When I realized that this was another book about the Tribe, I honestly wasn't looking forward to it. I haven't liked the Tribes all that much in these books. I think the Tribe as a whole in the Warriors series isn't very well liked in general. However, I didn't really mind the start of this book. I really liked reading about Ivypool in the dark forest and how eventually Antpelt dies as a result of the training in the Dark Forest. We don't see Ivypool's reaction until much later and she feels incredibly sad about it. This is the first time a Clan cat has died in the dark forest and then later returns to the dark forest as a spirit.
According to the wikis, this is the last time we'll see the Tribe cats in a main series book. They're mentioned in The Place of No Stars, but not actually in the book. Unless you haven't read the Dawn of the Clans books. They also appear in the Super Edition of Graystripe's Vow and the novella Tawnypelt's Clan. I mention this because I think I can finally summarize my feelings of the Tribe in a cohesive way.
I don't personally like the Tribe as a concept, but after watching this video about Warriors, I think it gives me a little bit more insight into why the Tribes were created. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReRuF...) One of the entries mention that after 911 the Erin's introduced the Tribe as a way for kids to learn and accept other cultures. I think that's a very good thing, but I think they didn't go about it the right way. The very first few books the Tribe cats are their own thing, but as the books go on, it just feels like the other cats are just trying to shove their religion onto the tribe cats. Another thing is that Stormfur kinda views the cats as exotic and that's not a good thing either.
At the end of this book, it's revealed that Jayfeather's past life was the one who even created the Tribes in the first place and he has to appoint the next teller of the pointed stones because the previous one died. I just don't think this was the right choice to make. I really loved Jay's Wing's relationship with Half Moon, but I can't help thinking what if Half Moon took things into her own paws and was the one who created the Tribes as we know it? What if The Teller of Pointed Stones appointed someone himself before he died when he realized that his ancestors hadn't abandoned him? I think that would have been a much better way to go about it and you could still have the relationship between Half Moon and Jay's Wing.
#5) The Forgotten Warrior - 5 stars
I might be a little bit biased because I've always loved Hollyleaf as a character, but her return in this book was very satisfying. I pretty much rushed through this book just because I wanted to read about her. Sol feels very much tacked on for something for the clans to face by the end of this book and its kinda become a trend at this point. (Such as the tree killing Mudclaw in The New Prophecy when he was trying to take position as leader via rebellion after Tallstar picked Onewhisker instead.) It's a trend that I don't particularly care for and it makes me wish they would have focused on the cats interpersonal relationships and how they've changed over time in this book instead. It's pretty much the theme of this book at this point.
The other conflict of this book is that Cinderheart finds out that she is the reincarnation of Cinderpelt and I think that scene was very satisfying as well. It pretty much reframed some of the events of The New Prophecy from Cinderpelt's point of view and it's satisfying for me to have a different light on a character that I really loved. I also really like that Cinderheart is given a choice on what she wants to be a medicine cat or a warrior and it makes me wish some of the cats had more of a choice in that such as Jayfeather or Yellowfang. There are several cats who didn't want to be a medicine cat, but this role gets forced upon them. So that's why I find it so satisfying that she gets to choose, even if she is judged because of that by her clan mates. It's also not like she has completely forgotten her abilities as a medicine cat, so she very could use those abilities later.
#6) The Last Hope - 3 stars
I went into this book not that very excited because I was already spoiled that the fourth cat they were looking for was Firestar, but as I was reading I didn't actually mind it that much? It feels like a fitting way to end Firestar's arc in the books, but I know that he does come back in later books to save the day and so when we get there we'll have to see if I still feel the same. The deaths in this book were also very well written and I definitely got upset over Ferncloud and Hollyleaf. I just wish there was a bit more development of the clans/starclan coming together because it felt really rushed. In a 'why didn't Jayfeather do this sooner??' kinda way. It makes me wonder what would happen if they extended this series into 7 books instead of 6 and the 7th book just be about the dark forest battle. That way all that build up wasn't wasted from book 5.
Another thing that's disappointing is that the three didn't need to use their powers all that much. Lionblaze fought with Shadowclan, but all the ancient cats came to save the day anyway. Dovewing could hear that they were coming, but couldn't even tell them where they were coming from. Also it didn't really make sense that she could hear all the way into the dark forest. Jayfeather only used his powers to reunite Starclan, but after that he was confined to the medicine cat den. What if he could actually see and fight during the battle just like he can see in starclan?
I also found it weird that during scenes of this book you find the three thinking about how old Graystripe and Spiderleg is getting just out of nowhere and that 'soon they'll be going to the elders den' was repeated a few times. We know that they're getting old, but maybe that could have been a bit more developed sooner too such as Lionblaze rushing to save one of them because their old bones are too stiff. Weirdly enough they don't return that same energy to Dustpelt, Cloudtail, Sandstorm, or Brightheart (Besides her mentioning she's a bit too old to have kittens.) and they've been there from the beginning too.
Overall, it just feels like the best written parts don't come until the end of the book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 2, 2020
1 page and you’ll be hooked!
December 29, 2024
It’s sort of a direct continuation of Power of 3, but Dovewing and Ivypool’s characters are really fun and also relatable, they are some of my favourite characters.
Dovewings struggles and her and Ivypool’s relationship is really dynamic and heartbreaking, i think they somehow manage to stay mostly the same the entire time with no major changes in personality or belief that isn’t warranted.
It’s not the most amazing series, especially with Lionblaze and Jayfeather returning and being major dicks to Dovewing, but if you’ve already read the other series there’s no harm in continuing for this one, especially for Dovewing and Ivypool.
Dovewings struggles and her and Ivypool’s relationship is really dynamic and heartbreaking, i think they somehow manage to stay mostly the same the entire time with no major changes in personality or belief that isn’t warranted.
It’s not the most amazing series, especially with Lionblaze and Jayfeather returning and being major dicks to Dovewing, but if you’ve already read the other series there’s no harm in continuing for this one, especially for Dovewing and Ivypool.
May 31, 2025
my sweet Mary sue dovewing with multicolored eyes
ivypool!! she’s the strongest female character atp in my opinion, not only did she NOT have powers but she infiltrated the dark forest, and helped the clans overcome the evil.
firestar being the final prophecy cat is wild.. man can never let go of the flame
also…. Rest in peace firestar you’ll always be famous
RIP HOLLYLEAF GOAT!!!
ivypool!! she’s the strongest female character atp in my opinion, not only did she NOT have powers but she infiltrated the dark forest, and helped the clans overcome the evil.
firestar being the final prophecy cat is wild.. man can never let go of the flame
also…. Rest in peace firestar you’ll always be famous
RIP HOLLYLEAF GOAT!!!
November 26, 2024
I genuinely don't remember half of what happened, all I remember is the huge fight at the end that was actually so intense and SAD because it killed off a tonne of fave characters 😭 It was devestating but also I think a satisfying ending to this whole arc.
July 10, 2019
Love it but the last book was really sad
May 28, 2020
REALLY starts to get bogged down in character volume.
Firestar's sudden random relevance in the last book felt forced.
I still stan Jayfeather.
Firestar's sudden random relevance in the last book felt forced.
I still stan Jayfeather.
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January 7, 2021GO READ THESE NOW ALL OF THEM GOOOOO
January 12, 2022
i just don't. understand the ghost cats. call me old fashioned but i preferred alive villains. how does a cat die once they have already lost all their lives ? idk idk
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June 28, 2022
Grandchildren love the books reread them over and over
July 23, 2022
La verdad creo que fue mi favorita pero odie el final osea llore
December 4, 2022
AMAZING. TO GOOD TO BE TRUE!
March 27, 2025
Okay, interesting, like them slightly less than previous books
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July 16, 2025loved this saga too 🐅🐅🐅😍😍😍
July 17, 2025
Sol's coming back guys, trust
October 13, 2025
me gustó más que la saga anterior
June 3, 2025
ok dovewing
March 12, 2021
This is probably my favorite Warriors series! The Clans are faced with one of their biggest challenges yet, and it's all up to The Three! The cats are forced to decide if they want to face the challenge alone or unite with the other Clans in order to survive. Erin Hunter's books are still extremely well-wtitten. The characters are still well-developed, and the plot line makes readers read till the end.
February 27, 2013
These darn cat books are so hard to rate! I hate how poorly they're written and the lack of character development, but I'm also so sad to be done with the series! They've been perfect for mindless evenings when I've needed to veg.
June 16, 2014
Really only two and a half stars. It's too similar in plot to earlier books.
March 29, 2015
satisfying ending <3
November 12, 2014
Way too amazing. If you haven't read any of Erin Hunter's Warrior books, start reading now!
September 6, 2015
The Omen of the Stars really lived up to my expectations. I found it to be captivating, and I zoomed through the books.
February 4, 2016
*inhales* *screams* (◕ᴗ◕✿)
January 1, 2017
So glad I bought this box set!! It was great getting back to a series that I love as a teen!!!
January 5, 2016
Couldn't stop reading
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